Musical Ride

Members of the Musical Ride are first and foremost police officers who, after a minimum of two years of active police work, volunteer for duty with the Musical Ride. Every year approximately 800 officers from across Canada make this application, however only 45 are chosen to come to Ottawa for the five-week Basic Equitation Course. […]

The image of the red-coated Mountie in broad-brimmed Stetson hat is associated with Canada round the world. But there is more to the Mounties than just a romantic image. From the beginning of its history, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has served Canada and its people by establishing law and order in the frontier […]